Building peace through global connections

What is SL?

SL is an acronym for Second Life. Second Life is a global, virtual community that is imagined, created and inhabited by its residents. The broad diversity of its residents makes SL one-of-a-kind for global dialogue; an Australian can sit and visit with someone from Portugal or a Palestinian with someone from China. The creativity of the inhabitants is equally compelling; from live concerts streamed in by musicians all over the planet, to virtual art and unique venues, to protest rallies or unusual sporting events, SL makes discovery a way of life. If you can dream it, it can happen in SL. Why, even the occasional mermaid or furry bunny might chat with you in-world.

Because SL tends to be inhabited by open-minded and peace-oriented people, it is an ideal community through which to effect global change. And global change — in the form of a more peaceful world — is the goal of PeaceFest ’08.